Cook II

Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories, LLC; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Cottage Health in Santa Barbara, CA seeks a Cook II for the Nutrition department to cook, plan, and prepare products according to recipes that meet quality standards and portion control guidelines. The role requires adherence to temperature control and sanitation guidelines and timeliness.

Major duties include directing and preparing all food to cover service needs, timing preparation to meet service schedules, and operating kitchen equipment to create sauces, soups, stews, and casseroles,

Qualifications

• Culinary Arts certificate or associate's degree required.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a professional cook.
• Preferred: 5+ years of experience as a professional cook.
• California Food Handlers Card or ServSafe certificate required.

Responsibilities

• Directs and prepares all food in sufficient quantities to cover all food service requirements, timing preparation to meet service schedules, and food handling in accordance with sanitation standards.
• Measures and mixes ingredients according to standardized recipes, operating a variety of kitchen equipment such as blenders, mixers, grinders, and slicers to make sauces, soups, stews, and casseroles, which include modified diet foods.

Skills

Cooking techniques

Knife handling

Sanitation guidelines

Education

Culinary Arts Certificate

Culinary Arts Associate's Degree

ServSafe certificate

Job description

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospitalseeks a Cook II for their Nutrition department responsible forcooking, planning, and preparing products according to recipes that meet standards of quality and meets portion control guidelines. Also adheres to temperature control and sanitation guidelines and demonstrates and understands the importance of timeliness. Major accountabilities include:

• Directs and prepares all food in sufficient quantities to cover all food service requirements, timing preparation to meet service schedules, and food handling in accordance with sanitation standards
• Measures and mixes ingredients according to standardized recipes, operating a variety of kitchen equipment such as blenders, mixers, grinders, and slicers to make sauces, soups, stews, and casseroles, which include modified diet foods.

QUALIFICATIONS:

All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.

Education:

• Preferred: Culinary Arts Associate's Degree.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• Minimum:Culinary Arts Certificate or Culinary Arts Associate's Degree; California Food Handlers Card or ServSafe certificate.
• Preferred: ServSafe certificate.

Technical Requirements:

• Minimum:Knowledge of cooking techniques, knife handling, and sanitation guidelines.

Years of Related Work Experience:

• Minimum: 3 years of experience as a professional cook.
• Preferred: 5+ years of experience as a professional cook.

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, CA, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

*Pay for non-physician positions is determined based on related years of experience and internal equity. Eligible employees may also receive additional forms of compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, incentive pay, and bonus opportunities, where applicable. Manager and above positions may participate in Cottage Health’s annual management incentive program. Physician compensation is determined based upon specialty and may include bonus potential. For more information on our comprehensive Total Rewards offerings, please visit https://cottagehealth.org/careers/total-rewards .

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